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- Thu Aug 02, 2007 4:01 pm
- Forum: Tysabri (Antegren, Natalizumab)
- Topic: Deciding on Tysabri
- Replies: 14
- Views: 7556
How are you doing? Sammy
Congratulations. Please tell us your experience with your 1st Tysabri infusion. I'm sure many here would be anxiously waiting to hear. Thanks.
- Wed Aug 01, 2007 3:14 pm
- Forum: Tysabri (Antegren, Natalizumab)
- Topic: Deciding on Tysabri
- Replies: 14
- Views: 7556
Tysabri for Crohn was recommended by FDA/AC
Sammy, yesterday, the advosory committee of FDA voted to allow Tysabri for Crohn patients. The final decision will come probably in October. If you still want Tysabri for both of your MS and Crohn then, you can then ask your 'GI' doc to prescribe it legitimately.
- Wed Jun 20, 2007 9:06 pm
- Forum: Tysabri (Antegren, Natalizumab)
- Topic: Deciding on Tysabri
- Replies: 14
- Views: 7556
sammy67, If I were you, I would be very careful here. Couple of comments here, first of all, your MS doc implied that you had to fail all other MS drugs before Tysabri can be prescribed per FDA indication. That, is plain wrong. Tysabri can be prescribed as a first line treatment if the patient and t...
- Tue Jun 19, 2007 5:40 pm
- Forum: Tysabri (Antegren, Natalizumab)
- Topic: Deciding on Tysabri
- Replies: 14
- Views: 7556
I think your crohn'd doc is right. You are a good canidate for Tysabri because it can have a profound effect on both MS and Crohn. Tysabri is not officially approved for Crohn yet but it is for MS. There are currently about 12,000 MS patients worldwide who are on Tysabri and some of them are getting...